US contractor Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives has won a contract from Cordelio Power to build the 185MW Glacier Sands wind farm in Mason County, Illinois.
The work will be carried out by Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives' subsidiary White Construction, which has already started limited construction work on the Glacier Sands project and expects to receive full notice to proceed in the first quarter of 2021.
Completion is expected in October 2021.
White Construction will self-perform all of the engineering, procurement and construction needs of the project, including the construction of project roads, improvements of public roads, installation of collection systems and foundations and the erection of 43 turbines.
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives president and chief executive JP Roehm said: “IEA is pleased to partner with Cordelio Power on this important wind construction project.
“IEA is committed to improving the environment through the installation of renewable energy sources. Through our work on the Glacier Sands wind farm, IEA looks forward to continuing to reduce Illinois’ carbon footprint by bringing affordable, clean energy to the state.”
Cordelio vice-president of project development Paul Rapp said: “We look forward to working with IEA to complete construction of the Glacier Sands project.
“This project represents the leading edge of our growth efforts in Illinois and the midwestern US.”
